From: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com (klr650-digest) To: klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: klr650-digest V2 #243 Reply-To: klr650 Sender: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-klr650-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk klr650-digest Wednesday, April 7 1999 Volume 02 : Number 243 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:51:25 -0700 From: "Arne Larsen" Subject: Re: (klr650) NKLR Welcome to D.C.! - ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Winslow To: Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 7:52 AM Subject: (klr650) NKLR Welcome to D.C.! > Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Somebody tried to theive my KLR. > Of course, these punks don't have the means to remove a disk lock so they > didn't get far, but they did bust the two bolts that hold the ignition > switch. I thought your Subject line might have read "Welcome to B.C.!" I empathize with you. I came home at 11:15 PM, a couple weeks ago, to find the front door of my house kicked-in. Fortunately the guys who did it didn't get away with too much (32" TV, 2 HI-FI Stereo VCR's, Cassette Deck, Camera, and a Hammer and Chainsaw from the carport) and I did have insurance. It was the going into the carport that saved me I think. My mom (who lives next door to us) has a big noisy black Lab, who upon hearing something going on probably came charging over. In the process he would have been turning on motion-sensitive lights along the way. I believe this scared off whom ever was here, as I found my tower speakers and half of my stereo piled up beside a tree outside near the end of the driveway. They never even got as far as the computer room. So what have I done about it? (1) I opened up the front of the property so that now we're visible from the road to vehicles that drive by. Previously we were quite secluded and you could drive by without even realizing there was even a house here. (2) Installed a house alarm with the horns inaccessible (in the attic) but mounted directly behind the octagonal gable vents, pointing at my mom's house to the west, and the neighbor's house to the east. I'm not going to have it monitored, as a best-case-scenario response would be a minimum of 15 minutes because of where I live. Both my mom and my neighbor's are home bodies, so a 911 call from them would probably be more effective than a routine house alarm call. (3) We are making a point of locking the front gate with a big mother cable lock that nothing short of a cutting torch will get through. I will also weld the gate hinges to the posts. (4) Motion sensitive, night-time, security lighting. (5) And finally, my wife will now let the kids and I get a dog. Woof! Arne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:56:13 -0700 From: "Arne Larsen" Subject: Re: (klr650) NKLR Bear story If anyone owns a new Nissan Pathfinder, and while out 4-wheeling through the forest happens to come across that opera-singing Grizzly, let me know. Arne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 12:57:50 -0400 From: Mike Ratta Subject: RE: (klr650) NKLR Welcome to D.C.! A scorpio pager alarm system makes a great watchdog. I lock mine up in a shed with 2 cable locks and the alarm system on. If anything ever did happen it would wake me up. Another idea is if you are away for awhile, put the bike up on blocks and remove the wheels or do something that makes the bike look unrideable. You can get a pre-cut wood shed for about 700$ and get some shingles and paint for a bit more. It would be quite simple to wire a home alarm into a shed too. - -----Original Message----- From: Arne Larsen [mailto:alarsen@rapidnet.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 12:51 PM To: Eric Winslow; klr650@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: (klr650) NKLR Welcome to D.C.! - ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Winslow To: Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 7:52 AM Subject: (klr650) NKLR Welcome to D.C.! > Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Somebody tried to theive my KLR. > Of course, these punks don't have the means to remove a disk lock so they > didn't get far, but they did bust the two bolts that hold the ignition > switch. I thought your Subject line might have read "Welcome to B.C.!" I empathize with you. I came home at 11:15 PM, a couple weeks ago, to find the front door of my house kicked-in. Fortunately the guys who did it didn't get away with too much (32" TV, 2 HI-FI Stereo VCR's, Cassette Deck, Camera, and a Hammer and Chainsaw from the carport) and I did have insurance. It was the going into the carport that saved me I think. My mom (who lives next door to us) has a big noisy black Lab, who upon hearing something going on probably came charging over. In the process he would have been turning on motion-sensitive lights along the way. I believe this scared off whom ever was here, as I found my tower speakers and half of my stereo piled up beside a tree outside near the end of the driveway. They never even got as far as the computer room. So what have I done about it? (1) I opened up the front of the property so that now we're visible from the road to vehicles that drive by. Previously we were quite secluded and you could drive by without even realizing there was even a house here. (2) Installed a house alarm with the horns inaccessible (in the attic) but mounted directly behind the octagonal gable vents, pointing at my mom's house to the west, and the neighbor's house to the east. I'm not going to have it monitored, as a best-case-scenario response would be a minimum of 15 minutes because of where I live. Both my mom and my neighbor's are home bodies, so a 911 call from them would probably be more effective than a routine house alarm call. (3) We are making a point of locking the front gate with a big mother cable lock that nothing short of a cutting torch will get through. I will also weld the gate hinges to the posts. (4) Motion sensitive, night-time, security lighting. (5) And finally, my wife will now let the kids and I get a dog. Woof! Arne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:01:31 -0700 From: "Arne Larsen" Subject: (klr650) Re: Big Gun - not bears I'll have to double-check. I ordered the complete set, and do not recall a seperate spark-arrester-order-option. Thanks for the heads-up though. BTW, the system would have been a little less expensive had I not ordered the tapered exhaust header. But I figured they designed it to work with their exhaust, so if I'm going to spend the money on the exhaust, and I want to get the most bang for my buck, I might as well do the whole deal. Arne - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 9:46 AM Subject: Re: Big Gun - not bears > > > This thing better work as good as it looks. > > Arne, > Yeeouch!!!!!!!! The exchange rate is a killer. I've been > very pleased with my big'un. Did you also order the > quiet core/spark arrestor to go with it. The standard > racing core is a blast, but I'd be real careful riding > offroad without a spark screen. > Redondo Ron ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:06:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex Jomarron Subject: (klr650) bear evasion modifications Okay, I need to know what jetting you guys use and the appropriate sprockets for maximum bear evasion performance. Also, which exhaust is most likely to discharge its packing at maximum accleration to possibly distract the bear? Man, this sounds like a mission for "Q" of 007 fame!! Cheers, === Alex Jomarron Oak Park, IL USA _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 13:06:34 -0400 From: Mike Ratta Subject: RE: (klr650) Re: Big Gun - not bears The header and the silencer are made to for a pretty close fit.. dont know if they would work with a different headpipe or silencer but I doubt it. the quiet core / spark arrestor unit cost me an extra 89.95, but only won me an extra -3db of noise or so, according to the label on the thing. Its still not exactly a quiet exhaust system. - -----Original Message----- From: Arne Larsen [mailto:alarsen@rapidnet.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 1:02 PM To: Cloudhid@aol.com; KLR 650 Subject: (klr650) Re: Big Gun - not bears I'll have to double-check. I ordered the complete set, and do not recall a seperate spark-arrester-order-option. Thanks for the heads-up though. BTW, the system would have been a little less expensive had I not ordered the tapered exhaust header. But I figured they designed it to work with their exhaust, so if I'm going to spend the money on the exhaust, and I want to get the most bang for my buck, I might as well do the whole deal. Arne - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 9:46 AM Subject: Re: Big Gun - not bears > > > This thing better work as good as it looks. > > Arne, > Yeeouch!!!!!!!! The exchange rate is a killer. I've been > very pleased with my big'un. Did you also order the > quiet core/spark arrestor to go with it. The standard > racing core is a blast, but I'd be real careful riding > offroad without a spark screen. > Redondo Ron ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 10:23:36 -0700 From: Christopher J Beasley Subject: Re: (klr650) Lookin' for a brake... Bleed it, then if that doesn't fix it, take the caliper off again and check to see that the piston side pad is not cocked in the holder. Mine was, you get no brakes and very spongey feel. Cheers! Beez Juan Villarreal wrote: > Fellow listers... Well the rear wheel is back on > and spinning (yeah! Special Olympics hug for > Juan!). The only problem now is that the rear > brake has not regained it's hydraulic pressure. > If you remember I removed it via the two allen > bolts in order to get the pads on a good > alignment. It went back on with no problems. I > rode it for about 20-25 miles, and if I pump that > thing anymore I might end up with a bouncing baby > KE-100 in my garage. Somebody tell me what I > might be missing. Cheers... > > Juan Villarreal, '97 KLR > "The Happy Hooligan" > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 10:27:01 -0700 From: Christopher J Beasley Subject: Re: (klr650) Cracked Nuts Hmmm, mine's broken, but it doesn't seem to affect the operation in any way. should I replace it? Can I replace just the nut or do I have to replace the whole thing? I'm talking about the big plastic nut at the carby. Beez Cloudhid@aol.com wrote: > On 4/5/99, ajax@xmission.com writes: snip > >> [machined brass replacement for plastic choke cap nut] > >>I remember reading that at least one other lister broke this piece > >>as well. > > > > > >I cracked mine as well...that is why I emphasize that you have to > >loosen the choke assembly at the handlebar and let it hang while > >you rotate the carb to where you can get at it and then it > >comes out easily...listen up guys I'm giving you a $100 tip... > > A-firm Ajax. I learned that trick the hard way too. That plastic > nut acts like cheetos in milk. Take it off the handlebar. Then the > choke cable will rotate on the carb making it easier to get the > carb off and back on the bike. > > Redondo Ron A10 - hard head, soft nuts - learning the hard way ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 10:48:11 -0700 From: Christopher J Beasley Subject: Re: (klr650) Let it bleed? Well, the threads may be the same but the heads are very different. Jake's screws are "socket head" cap screws, while the resevoir screws are countersunk, beveled head. I'd love to replace them with "socket head" screws if I could get the right kind of countersunk heads. Cheers Beez Kurt Simpson wrote: > |The screws are easily replacable, and yes I did have to use an "easy out" on > |the striped head of the philips screw > > If memory serves they are the same size as the float bowl screws...I had a bunch of Jake > Jakeman's magic screws (stainless allen-head) and used two on the reservoir.... > > Kurt ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 11:57:50 -0600 From: Jeff Subject: (klr650) Lowering Links in record time. Installed Quality R & D's lowering links last night after I got home from Lubbock. I think I set a record for installing lowering links. First I set the front brake with velcro tape around the throttle and the brake lever. Then I loosened the big-ass nuts on the long bolts. Next, I put the 2 ton automobile floor jack under the shock knuckle and took the weight off of the bolts. I don't have a bike stand yet, so the bike was supported by the side kick stand, floor jack and locked front tire. I pushed out the bolts with my finger tip then hung the new links by the top bolt (which had the nut on it loosely). I then very carefully lowered the floor jack as I was positioning the lower bolt in to it's hole. Once aligned, I slipped it in and tightened both bolts. I lowered the floor jack all the way and removed it. Finally, I tightened the bolts to spec (torqued) removed front brake lock and was done. 12 minutes! Didn't have time to take pictures. One question for the listers: There were 6 washers in the kit. I put one on the head of each bolt and two under each nut. With no guidance regarding the washers, this seemed most logical. Was I correct? Brian, the bike handles like a Chopper because the ass end is noticeably lowered. Next I will shorten the kick stand then lower the front end by moving the fork tubes up about an inch and one half. This weekend! Measurements before and after showed I lowered the foot pegs one inch with the bike held vertical and no rider. Remember, the front forks have not been lowered yet. I hope it lowers another inch at the pegs. We'll see.... - -- Jeff, NM, KLR650-A13 --- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 12:00:36 -0600 From: Jeff Subject: Re: (klr650) What Valve Clearance Adjustment? - --------------D35271451B20BD6627E609DC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Rev. Chuck MacKarness" wrote: > I just had a wonderful experience with my dealer, I > think I should mention the shops name, only as a > respect to them: Good Times Kawasaki, Auburn Blvd. > Sacramento, California. I called to schedule the > infamous 5oo mile check-up. Expecting to cancel the > check-up and schedule a valve adjustment, I was > suprised to hear the voice on the other end begin a > list of points checked/adjusted during this visit. > Valve specs were quoted and the return of the replaced > shims to the customer is a standard practice. > Now for the *real* report, to come AFTER the service... > === > Rev. Chuck > '99 KLR651 > :^)>+ > Man, I'm happy for you; You must be blessed! - -- Jeff, NM, KLR650-A13 --- - --------------D35271451B20BD6627E609DC Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit  

"Rev. Chuck MacKarness" wrote:

I just had a wonderful experience with my dealer, I
think I should mention the shops name, only as a
respect to them: Good Times Kawasaki, Auburn Blvd.
Sacramento, California. I called to schedule the
infamous 5oo mile check-up. Expecting to cancel the
check-up and schedule a valve adjustment, I was
suprised to hear the voice on the other end begin a
list of points checked/adjusted during this visit.
Valve specs were quoted and the return of the replaced
shims to the customer is a standard practice.
Now for the *real* report, to come AFTER the service...
===
Rev. Chuck
'99 KLR651
:^)>+
 
Man, I'm happy for you; You must be blessed!
--
Jeff, NM, KLR650-A13 ---
  - --------------D35271451B20BD6627E609DC-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:49:56 -0400 From: "Preferred Customer" Subject: (klr650) Supertrapp IDS Just finished the stage 2 with the IDS. Thanks to Jake et al, the jetting info on the page made the job a breeeeze. (oh, and thanks Kurt & others for the heads up regarding the chincy choke nut). I followed along like a recipe and completely eliminated that ... "why wont this come out"... SNAP! ah shit! situation. Anyway, no time to ride right now but the bike fires up nicely (no choke necessary) and has a snappy rev without that lean sputter. Couple of things I noticed about the can: It's fairly quiet, BUT you can definitely tell its a supertrapp. Secondly, even though I cut down the spacer, I am pretty sure my right side panel will be toast (melted cheese rather) in no time. The fit for the bike is so so, I actually like the stock can better. If anyone is going to be buying one of these soon, you might want to be patient 'cause mine might be coming off if I don't like it (right now the jury is still out). Unless of course you are on the verge of ordering one from Fred, in which case, order up! Oh yea, I'm getting Earnie Els vibes this week for the Masters. BG ------------------------------ End of klr650-digest V2 #243 ****************************